as in negative
opposed to one's interests
the company chose to accept the unfavorable settlement rather than spend more money on legal fees
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Recent Examples of unfavorable
Approval polling for leading Colorado Democrats has sagged this year, and voters here hold unfavorable views of both the Democratic and Republican parties that are roughly equal, according to a November poll.
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Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
Todd noted that while the ongoing scenario of an unfavorable crude backdrop and positive refining business has affected Chevron's performance, his meetings with the management reflected the company's solid position.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2025
Then, due to unfavorable weather, the project was pushed back approximately six months.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2025
Optimism bias could lead people to agree to unfavorable terms, as in the case of a woman who signed an especially stingy prenup.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for unfavorable
Seth Klamann, Denver Post, 31 Dec. 2025
Todd noted that while the ongoing scenario of an unfavorable crude backdrop and positive refining business has affected Chevron's performance, his meetings with the management reflected the company's solid position.
—Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 28 Dec. 2025
Then, due to unfavorable weather, the project was pushed back approximately six months.
—Kaycee Sloan, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Dec. 2025
Optimism bias could lead people to agree to unfavorable terms, as in the case of a woman who signed an especially stingy prenup.
—Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for unfavorable
Adjective
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For decades, researchers have compared places with higher and lower levels of pollutants and have looked at differences in premature deaths and other negative health outcomes while controlling for other factors that could affect those numbers.—
Andrea Thompson,
Scientific American,
14 Jan. 2026
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The Iowa Board of Educational Examiners is now being sued for soliciting complaints about teachers who made negative public comments about Charlie Kirk in the wake of the conservative activist’s death last fall.—
Clark Kauffman,
Des Moines Register,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Public systems can be somewhat risk adverse.—
Grace Hase,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Nekrasov said adverse weather conditions also left parts of several other regions without power, including Chernihiv, Kyiv, Ivano-Frankivsk and Zakarpattia.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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For example, if one aircraft that looks like a civilian plane launches a missile, the enemy might have a reason to believe other civilian aircraft are potentially hostile.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
14 Jan. 2026
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During the Cold War, administrations authorized CIA operations against hostile regimes engaged in subversion and criminal conduct.—
Timothy M. Herbst,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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“Unfavorable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unfavorable. Accessed 22 Jan. 2026.
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